The Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice Rajendra Menon, has been transferred to the Delhi High Court in same capacity, whereas the Delhi High Court's Acting Chief Justice Geeta Mittal has been appointed the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, becoming the first woman judge to head that court, said Law Ministry notifications on Saturday.

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday expressed concern over the poor state of economy, 'tax terrorism' and unemployment, noting that agrarian distress has become a hallmark of the Modi government.

Hitting out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said it was not enough for him to say that he was ashamed of the incidents of rape at a state-run shelter home in Muzzaffarpur. "He should sack his social welfare minister Manju Verma," he said.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday advised newly-elected and nominated members of the House to focus on only framing policies and leave politics outside the Parliament.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday flagged off "Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra" at Charbhuja temple in Rajsamund, which is also being seen as the official start of the party's election campaign in the state.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his government is working on a new model to provide solar power to the city at Re 1 per unit.

About 1.67 million votes were excluded from the count in Pakistan's July 25 general election, surpassing the number of ballots rejected in 2013 polls, according to a report by an independent poll watchdog.

Dr.Madhavi Bhandari of Udupi and Dr.Siddalinga Pattanashetty have been selected from Karnataka to participate in the 11th International Hindi Conference that will be held at Mauritius from August 18 to 20.